John
Kelsey
Born in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Kelsey
and Hannah (Disborough) Kelsey
Brother of
Hannah (Kelsey) Wilcoxson, William Kelsey, Joseph Kelsey, Esther (Kelsey) Parmalee, Phebe Kelsey, Lydia (Kelsey) Lane, Stephen Kelsey and Josiah Kelsey
Husband of
Phebe (Crane) Kelsey
— married
22 Jun 1697 in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Husband of
Esther (Edwards) Kelsey
— married
1729 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Kelsey Sr, Isaac Kelsey, Bethiah (Kelsey) Parmelee, Nathan Kelsey, Jerusha (Kelsey) Ward, John Kelsey, Phebe (Kelsey) Stevens, Lydia (Kelsey) Stevens, Martha (Kelsey) Chatfield, Solomon Kelsey and Hannah (Kelsey) Nettleton
Died
at age 78
in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony
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Biography
John was born in 1671. He is the son of John Kelsey and Hannah Disborough. He passed away in 1750.
- Born Oct 20 1671 in Killingsworth, profiles Kelsey-219, -131. -281, -381 and -454.
- Born June 18, 1685 in Windsor, profile Kelsey-137
- Burial Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
From Find A Grave
Birth: Oct. 20, 1671
Death: Sep. 19, 1750
His marker is one of a series of reproduction stones placed in a row in an area of Kelsey family stones. With two exceptions, each is marked only with a first name and date. These correspond to the names and dates of second and third generation Kelsey family members who died in Killingworth, now Clinton.
According to descendant Lucia Finley, "John Kelsey was born 20 Oct 1671 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT the son of John & Hannah Disborough Kelsey. He married Phebe Crane 22 Jun 1697 in Killingworth, CT. Their children included: Daniel, Isaac, Bethia, Nathan, Jerusha, John, Phebe, Lydia, Martha, Solomon & Hannah Kelsey. John died 19 Sep 1750 in Killingworth CT. His father John is also buried in Indian River Cemetery."
Burial
- Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut
Sources
- Kelsey Genealogy Book 1, pages 45-51
- Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut
- Killingworth Town Records
- Hartford Deeds
- Hartford Probate Records, Volume 1, page 298
- New London Probate Records
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1862)
- Claypool, Edward A. and Clizbee, Azalea. A Genealogy of the Descendants of William Kelsey (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, 1928) Page 71.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #18761819
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Killingworth, Page 66. Birth record.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dennis Kelsey
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup RM-269, FTDNA kit #319093
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~0.39%
Dennis Kelsey :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F319093 [compare], FTDNA kit #319093
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~0.39%
Eleanor (Hull) Blain :
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~0.39%
Sidney Curry :
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~0.39%
John Russell Montgomery :
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